Whatsapp goes down worldwide; can it stay on top in mobile messaging? As of an hour ago, app messenger Whatsapp went down around the world; at time of print, it had just started working again. The outage... Nina Curley • 03 November, 2013 Mobile messaging Chat Mobile
Boris Johnson announces £100 million tech fund for Middle East startups In a move designed to bring booming tech ecosystems in the UK and the Middle East closer together, London mayor Boris Johnson... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 01 November, 2013 boris johnson innotech tech
Wamda Chairman Fadi Ghandour receives award at World Entrepreneurship Forum Wamda Chairman Fadi Ghandour was honored yesterday at this year’s World Entrepreneurship Forum in Singapore with the Business Entrepreneur ... Wamda • 01 November, 2013 CER Awards Fadi Ghandour
Weekly Wrap-Up: October 27-31 Sleep-deprived, failing fast, and pivoting smartly: Day 1 on StartupBus Europe Our very own French Editor Aline has joined StartupBus... Wamda • 01 November, 2013 Weekly Wrap-Up
Women's portal HawaaWorld spins out new iPad recipe magazine HawaaWorld is one of the oldest and most popular user-generated content portals targeting women in the Arab region. The platform,... Maya Rahal • 31 October, 2013 Food & Beverage
How one Saudi woman entrepreneur found success through Instagram [Wamda TV] When 26 year old Sarah Al Dabbagh graduated with a degree in early childhood education from Simmons College in Boston she returned to... Zeina Tabbara • 31 October, 2013 Event Planning instagram
7 tips for launching a successful guerrilla marketing campaign We all see tons of emails each week with subject lines like, “Top 10 Advertising Ideas for this Year” or “What Are Some of the Most Creat... Muhanad Sabha • 31 October, 2013 Advertising Marketing
Sleep-deprived, failing fast, and pivoting smartly: Day 1 on StartupBus Europe They say travel makes you wiser, meeting people opens your mind, and succeding involve trying - and even failing. What happens when the... Aline Mayard • 31 October, 2013 hackathon Startupbus
5 graphs that explain the ICT sector in Jordan Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is often lauded as one of Jordan's most promising- and fastest growing- sectors. Last year,... Nina Curley • 30 October, 2013 Report ict Data
Can media marketplaces disrupt traditional news outlets? The statistics are by now familiar: newspaper and magazine subscriptions are in free fall, Facebook and Twitter are on the rise, and what... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 30 October, 2013 marketplace news Media
What are Saudi consumers hungry for? A look at search trends in the Kingdom [Infographic] The online ordering sector is heating up this year with Foodonclick, the Arab arm of Turkish online delivery giant Yemeksepeti, announcing e... Maya Rahal • 30 October, 2013 Food & Beverage
Global This young Jordanian entrepreneur bootstrapped a funky gadget e-commerce site from home Loay Malahmeh loves funky gifts. While shopping for one recently, he became frustrated with the overpriced products that he found... Reine Farhat • 29 October, 2013 cash-on-delivery Shipping E-commerce
Startup news ticker: MIT connecting Arab startups to Silicon Valley; Bitcoin launches its first ATM Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 29 October, 2013 ticker news
4 reasons why game developers should consider crowdfunding Update: The campaign mentioned at the end of the piece is updated to show a more realistic representation of an unknown developer raising... Glen Dalakian II • 29 October, 2013 Developers Crowdfunding Mobile Gaming
12 initiatives working to empower women in the Middle East Bahraini women weaving. Photo courtesy of Sophie Middleton. Women’s economic integration and empowerment is a global issue that has a... Leena AlOlaimy • 29 October, 2013 W4Women Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Women
Why startups should focus on strong customer service [Infographic] As the saying goes, “the client is king” and, just like kings, customers expect to be well-served. While some companies may shrug off the im... Maya Rahal • 29 October, 2013 Customer Service
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